AT A GLANCE

NEWPORT BEACH

Population: 49,422

* Car wash...$1.45

* Hoover vacuum...$19.97

* Tires...$19.50

* Bufferin...100 tablets for $1.09

* Loaded new Monte Carlo with Sunroof...$4,599

* Brand new 1973 Chevrolet pickup...$2,958

REAL ESTATE

* Newport Beach three-bedroom, three-bath home...$128,000

* Corona del Mar apartment rentals...$350 per month

COSTA MESA

Population: 72,660

* Men’s leather shoes...$11.97

* Men’s suits..$45

* Motor oil...three quarts for 99 cents

* Antifreeze...$1.59

* Front-end alignment...$8.50

* Brake overhaul...$59.95

REAL ESTATE

* One- to two-bedroom apartments...$157 to $177 per month

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

“Two Ex-Aides Maintain Watergate Innocence”

“What if an Earthquake Struck OC”

“Feminists Push On”

“Hopes for Early Peace in Vietnam Dampened”

“Agnew to Depart for Viet Talks?”

“Kissinger, Pat Nixon Star in Opening Show”

“Japan Bars Mick Jagger”

“Food Dye Concern Told”

SOURCE:

The Newport Beach Daily Pilot